Adrina smiled and nodded as Madren introduced her to an endless stream of priests and knights.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
They had won nothing, lost thousands of men, and had not even tried to throw their knights into the battle.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
All related terms of 'knights'
knight
In medieval times, a knight was a man of noble birth , who served his king or lord in battle .
knights errant
(esp in medieval romance ) a knight who wanders in search of deeds of courage , chivalry , etc
Knights Templar
→ Knight Templar
knights bachelor
a person who has been knighted but who does not belong to any of the orders of knights
knights bachelors
a person who has been knighted but who does not belong to any of the orders of knights
knights bannerets
a knight who was entitled to command other knights and men-at-arms under his own banner
Knights Templars
→ Knight Templar
Teutonic Knights
a military and religious order of German knights , priests , and serving brothers founded about 1190 during the Third Crusade , later conquering large parts of the Baltic provinces and Russia
Knights Hospitallers
a military religious order founded about the time of the first crusade (1096–99) among European crusaders. It took its name from a hospital and hostel in Jerusalem
Knights of Malta
Knights of Pythias
a fraternal and benevolent society founded in 1864
Knights of Columbus
an international, semi-secret fraternal and charitable order for Catholic laymen , which originated in New Haven , Connecticut in 1882
Knights of St Columba
an international, semi-secret fraternal and charitable order for Catholic laymen , which originated in New Haven , Connecticut in 1882 (the Knights of Columbus )
black knight
a person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company
grey knight
an ambiguous intervener in a takeover battle , who makes a counterbid for the shares of the target company without having made his or her intentions clear
white knight
A white knight is a person or an organization that rescues a company from difficulties such as financial problems or an unwelcome takeover bid.
carpet knight
a soldier who tends to avoid battle ; idler
knight bachelor
a person who has been knighted but who does not belong to any of the orders of knights
knight errant
(esp in medieval romance ) a knight who wanders in search of deeds of courage , chivalry , etc
Knight Templar
a member of a military and religious order established among the Crusaders about 1118
Knights of the Round Table
(in Arthurian legend ) an order of knights created by King Arthur
knight banneret
a knight who was entitled to command other knights and men-at-arms under his own banner
Knights of St John of Jerusalem
a military religious order founded about the time of the first crusade (1096–99) among European crusaders. It took its name from a hospital and hostel in Jerusalem
banneret
a knight who was entitled to command other knights and men-at-arms under his own banner
knight marshal
(in some armies and air forces) an officer of the highest rank
marshal
If you marshal people or things, you gather them together and arrange them for a particular purpose .
Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
a military religious order founded about the time of the first crusade (1096–99) among European crusaders. It took its name from a hospital and hostel in Jerusalem